Combined legging and thigh-covering.



E.B.NATHAN. COMBINED LBGGING AND THIGH COVERIN APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25

Patented May 13, 1913.

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EDWIN B. NATHAN, lOE NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED LEGGING AND THIGH-COVERING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed March 25, 1911. Serial No. 616,859.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN B. NATHAN, acitizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Leggings and Thigh'Coverings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to leg and thigh coverings and has for one of itsobjects to produce a combined device of this character which shall beeasily detachable so that the legging may be readily converted into thecombined leg and thigh covering.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fastening arrangementfor the component parts of the device such as will allow free play forthe knee of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a. fasteningarrangement for the component parts as will allow both parts to be madeof stiff material or flexible material with stiffening means.

A further object of the invention is to provide stiffening means in thethigh portion of the combination device, such as will not interfere withthe movement of the knee of the wearer.

A still further object of the invention is to provide, in a combinationdevice of this character, a construction which will allow the upper partto overlap the exterior of the lower part and thus constitute a watershield.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one embodiment of thisinvention, Figure 1 is a side view of a human leg attired in my improvedcombination covering; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along lines 9.-2of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along lines 3-3 of Fig. 1;Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary views illustrating the construction andarrangement of the fastening means.

1 indicates an ordinary form of legging and 2 indicates a thigh coveringremovably fastened to the legging and forming an extension thereof.

2 and 21 indicate various positions which may be assumed by part 2.

'The legging illustrated herein has the stiffening spring 1EL embeddedin the material and is provided adjacent the edges of its upper end withthe slot and hook fastening 3 and at its lower end with the slot andbutton fastening L1. When the legging is to be put on, the lower portionthereof is manipulated so as to bring slot 5 in registry with button (3,and slot 7 in regist'ry with hook 8, whereupon the latter is turned soas to lock the edges together. The usual strap 9 is provided to passunder the instep of the foot and is :fastened by the buckle 10. Thisform of legging old and well known and I make no claim thereto per se. Idesire it to be understood, moreover, that any other form of legging maybe used in connection with my improved construction without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

On opposite sides of the upper part of the legging and at an axisextending substantially parallel or coincident with the axis of the kneejoint of the wearer are riveted the ball members 11 and 12, and oncorresponding sides of the lower part of the thigh covering are rivetedthe socket members 13 and 141. These ball and socket members constitutethe parts of the ball and socket fastenings indicated generally as 15and 16. In the flap of the thigh covering opposite the flap which bearssocket member 14, is formed an eyelet 17 adapted to pass over ballmember 12 this holding said former flap in place when the fastening isclosed.

18 indicates an ordinary form of buckle which constitutes means forfastening the thigh covering to the leg of the wearer. Three of thesebuckles are shown but I desire it to be understood that a less orgreater number may be used or some other form of fastening may beadopted without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The material of which this combination leg and thigh covering is mademay be either stiil' or flexible. The use of the stiff material is madepossible by reason of the location of the fastenings 15 and 16 on anaxis parallel with the axis of the joint of the knee of the wearer. Thetwo parts of the covering can thus have a pivotal movement withreference to each other and accommodate themselves to the naturalmovements of the knee of the wearer. When flexible material is used, astitl'cning spring 19 is preferably embedded in the material at thelateral overlapping edge of the thigh section. This spring extends onlypart way down the edge so as to leave a flexible portion to allow for agreater movement of the knee than is permitted by the pivoted connectionobtained through fasteners 15 and 1G.

It will be seen that by my construction the legging may be worn byitself or with the extension member fastened to it, so as to constitutea covering either for the leg alone, or for the leg, knee and thigh.

It is also plain that by reason of the overlapping of the thigh portionover the leg portion, a water shield is formed which will prevent therain and snow from penetrating the joint between the two members of mydevice.

It will be noted also that, by reason of the f form and location of thefastening I employ for connecting the two parts, free play is allowedfor the knee without causing wrinkling and working down of the material.

By my novel arrangement of the. stiffening means in the thigh portion,also a Hexible material may be used without its Vwrinkling appreciablyand still allow for the necessary freedom of movement of the knee of thewearer. i

I claiml. A combined leg and thigh covering comprising a legging and athigh extension pivoted thereto, the axis of said pivot beingsubstantially parallel with the axis of the knee joint of the wearer,whereby said extension is pivotally movable about the axis of said pivotin a direction corresponding to the direct-ionof movement of the knee.

2. In combination with a legging and a thigh extension removablyconnected therewith, of two fastening members located at diametrically`opposite sides of the upper edge of the legging and two correspondingmating fastening members located at the lower edge of the thighextension, said fastenings being located on an axis substantiallycoincident with the axis of the knee joint of the wearer, and adapted topermit pivotal movement between the parts of the combined device.

3. In combination with a legging and a thigh extension removablyconnected therewith, of fastening means for connecting the two, saidfastening means being located on an axis substantially coincident withthe axis of the knee joint of the wearer and adapted to permit relativepivotal movement between the parts of the combined device.

4L. A combined leg and thigh covering comprising a legging and a thighextension removably connected therewith, fastening means on one of saidmembers, and corresponding fastening means on the other of said members,the mating fastenings being l located closely adjacent to the contiguousedges of said members and located and adapted to permit relative pivotalmovement between them in the "direction of movement of the knee of thewearer.

EDWIN B. NATHAN.

lVitnesses:

HENRY BAER, EDWARD A. DAHLKE.

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Washington, D. C.

